An 8 person drumline from Virginia State University plays in the Cross Hall of the White House before an event honoring Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Executive Order 12232, which established a federal...
Van Jones shows that the work to bring racial equity to the green economy is not over, but in our hands... and in our collective hands, the work must be guided by love. Take that Glenn. (Listen to Glenn...
RaceWire's parent company, the Applied Research Center, partnered with the Rights Working Group in the production of the video above. In the aftermath of 9/11, the Rights Working Group (RWG) works to restore the “American commitment to protect civil...
In D.C. these days, it’s hard for anyone to yell loudly enough to get heard over the buzz of health care reform. But in the shadow of Obama’s healthcare summit yesterday, about a hundred congressional staffers, reporters and advocates piled...
There's plenty of fresh news burning up Twitter right now: New York Governor David Paterson's announcement that he won't seek re-election--though people hardly seem surprised, and White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers' announcement that she's stepping down, a legitimate surprise....
The news we're hearing out of UCSD has become increasingly disturbing. Last night around midnight students alerted administrators when a noose was found hanging in UCSD's Geisel Library. The video above was taken this morning at a protest organized...
New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley on Danziger Cover-Up Remember those brutal police shootings of unarmed civilians following Hurricane Katrina? A cop just pleaded guilty to orchestrating a cover-up: Lt. Michael Lohman's guilty plea on Wednesday signals a huge break...
There's been a lot of talk about a newly released study by the Pew Center this week charting the political and social trends of young folks. According to the study, overall, folks in the 18-29 year old age bracket...
The most recent national analysis from the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that Blacks and Latinos were nearly three times as likely as whites to be searched by police—and Blacks were almost four times as likely as whites...
The Varick Federal Detention Facility is days away from closure, and this should be good news. But immigration advocates and activists gathered today in New York City to demand that ICE evaluate policies that mandate that immigrants must be held...
California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary.
Innovative Research Details Race-Based Health Inequality. Today, the Applied Research Center and Northwest Federation of Community Organizations released a new…
THE RACIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (RJLI) strengthens the capacity ofcommunity-based organizations,training intermedi- aries,and individual activists to engage in education and…